Ultimate Warfare (2012)
An exciting look at some of the greatest battlefield conflicts in modern history. Using cutting-edge CGI animation and "on the ground" interviews to bring a new perspective to each battle, every episode profiles the decisive missions, heroes, and weapons, all of which played critical roles in turning the tide within historic battles.
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Episode 1 - Fallujah: The Taking of Terror Central
Release Date: 2012-12-04Operation Phantom Fury, a second battle for Fallujah, Iraq, fought between U.S.-led coalition forces and insurgents in late 2004, is examined in the premiere of a series that chronicles modern military conflicts using interviews with combatants, CGI animation and reenactments.
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Episode 2 - Hue: Vietnam's Bloodiest Battle
Release Date: 2012-12-11The Battle of Hue at the beginning of the Tet Offensive in 1968 during the Vietnam War is examined.
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Episode 3 - Kandahar: Against All Odds
Release Date: 2012-12-18U.S. Army Special Forces battle the Taliban near Kandahar, Afghanistan, for control of high ground at Sperwan Ghar in September 2006.
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Episode 4 - Baghdad: Thunder Runs
Release Date: 2013-01-29The fall of Baghdad in 2003 during the Iraq War is examined.
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Episode 5 - Leyte Gulf: Courage at Sea
Release Date: 2013-02-12A chronicle of the Battle for Leyte Gulf, an October 1944 confrontation between Allied and Japanese forces that led to the liberation of the Philippines.
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Episode 6 - Khe Sanh: Marines Under Siege
Release Date: 2013-02-19An examination of the 77-day siege at Khe Sanh, an American air base that was surrounded by North Vietnamese troops in 1968.
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Episode 7 - Midway: Taking Back the Pacific
Release Date: 2013-03-12A chronicle of the Battle of Midway, the June 1942 naval battle in which the U.S. Navy decisively beat the Japanese Navy in the Pacific.
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Episode 8 - Okinawa: Island Fortress
Release Date: 2013-03-19A chronicle of the Battle of Okinawa (April-June 1945), the largest Allied amphibious assault of the Pacific campaign during World War II.
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Episode 9 - Chosin: One Way Out
Release Date: 2013-03-26A look at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, when UN troops were virtually surrounded by the Chinese in subfreezing temperatures in late 1950 during the Korean War.
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Episode 10 - Bulge: Holding the Line
Release Date: 2013-04-02An analysis of the Battle of the Bulge, fought in the winter of 1944-45, when Germany launched its last offensive on the Western Front.